Best Famicom shooters

[Doc]

The Twin Bee series is highly underrated. I suggest you check that out.

[manuel]

It's not a "shooter" per se, but you could try Quarth. I like it.

[satoshi_matrix]

GUN-NAC GUN-NAC GUN-NAC GUN-NAC GUN-NAC GUN-NAC GUN-NAC.............GUN-NAC!!

Seriously, this game is bitchin'. It's quarky, fun can be found for cheap and is a really unappreciated Famicom masterpiece. You can also for the NES version if you don't want to bother with the Japanese.

Heres a nice little review of it for those who haven't heard of it
http://www.thegamereviews.com/article-1033-Classic-Game-of-the-Week-GunNac.html

[NintendoKing]

shoggoth80 is right, I love the game Argus!

[133MHz]

Star Force
Star Soldier

[VileRedFalcon]

Really just looking for exclusives, as I have played almost every NES shooter. Gun-Nac is definitely my favorite.

I'll have to looking into the Twin Bee games and I've been meaning to get my hands on a reproduction of Recca.

shoggoth80, was Argus ported over to the NES under a different name?

[NintendoKing]

Argus is a Famicom exclusive.


NES Recca port - http://www.gamereproductions.com/products/Recca.html

[FamicomFreak]

Are you only after exclusives?
If not:
Gradius
Salamander (Life Force)
Argus?

Is Salamander better on the Famicom? because I heard the NES version sucks.

[thegreatgonzo]

I've got Uchuu Keibitai SDF coming soon, its supposed to be a decent shooter for the Famicom- I will let you know how it plays!

[Doc]

  No WAY does Life Force suck! It's one of the best NES games ever, period! And it's even more fun WITH the Konami code cheat, because some levels take some getting used to.

[Ghegs]

Uchuu Keibitai SDF is rather slow-paced, doesn't feel exactly exciting.

Check out Burai Fighter, Final Mission, Hector '87 and Over Horizon.

[shoggoth80]

I am not sure about Life Force/Salamander... it's on order and should be here in a few days. I can give feedback then

An unusual one I found rather addicting is Sqoon. It's like a scrolling, top down view cross between a shooter, and Tetris. While not exactly a shmup, it was hard to put down, and this was at like 2 or 3am this morning, when I was almost seeing double.

[FamicomFreak]

No WAY does Life Force suck! It's one of the best NES games ever, period! And it's even more fun WITH the Konami code cheat, because some levels take some getting used to.

Ah alright well I picked up a copy of it not too long ago but forgot I actually had it lol. I'll give it a shot.

[satoshi_matrix]

I like the Gradius power up system more than random power ups, so I think Lifeforce is the better of the two 8-bit Nintendo versions.

Plus, Lifeforce has sweet ass music.

[nintendodork]

4 games I'd recommend:
Recca (obvious)
Crisis Force
Salamander (Better than Life Force)
Twinbee (THE ORIGINAL, none of that Moero Twinbee crap)